lawyerly
adjective, adverb
lawyerly is spelled L-A-W-Y-E-R-L-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, lawyerly means “Characteristic of, or suitable to, a lawyer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lawyerly?
| Letters | 8: L-A-W-Y-E-R-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lawyerly?
Lawyerly appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lawyerly?
Lawyerly has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of lawyerly
- more lawyerly comparative
- most lawyerly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lawyerly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Characteristic of, or suitable to, a lawyer.
She rewrote the letter to make it sound more lawyerly.
adverb
- 1
rareIn the manner of a lawyer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lawyerly come from?
From lawyer + -ly (adjectival suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).